Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-20
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Passes the Bill to Compel
Railroads TO Deal with All Rx-
press Companies Alike.
Tho House Adopts a Resolution fer the
Final Adjournment of the Legis-
Iature on Mar@h 81,
THE SENATE
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AUSTIN, TEX, March 10 Senator Gar
rison for the committee on penitentiaries,
reported fsvorsbly the bill 70 limit the
term Of hiring convicts to farmers for
two years.
Senator Jarvis, for the committee on
finance, reported favorabIy Senator Bur
ney's bill authorizing the Governor to
appoint revenue inspectors; unfavorahly
on House bill No. POI to provide for the
assessment Of railroads.
The Senate bill to require railroads to
receive freight from each other passed.
Bills were introduced by Senator Frank
TO amend the law relating to citations.
By senator Jarvis, to change the time
of holdIog courts in the Twenty ninth JU-
dicial district.
The SeuaUr bill TO compel railroads to-
furnish eQGI accommodation TO all ex-1
press companies was taken 10. SenatOrS
Gregg moved TO amend by adding "any
suCh railroad company In addition ID liza
Oility TO said action for damages shall be
subject To a writ Of mandamUs to com
pei compliance with the provisions OF the
bill" adopted, and the rules were sus-
pended md the bill was passed.
The Senste bill to fix and eqUaIZe the
compensation Of tax assessors so as to
pay taem only per cent. for assessing
taxes to pay subsidy bonds passed.
Senator Burgess introduced Il substitute
for the bill to validate Greer county land
certificates.
On motion of Senator Burgess, next
Wednesday night was designated for
holding memorial services on the death Of
Hon George Pfeuffer and Hon. +. L.
Hall.
The Senate bill to provide for the as
sCssment OF stock in pasture lying on
county boundaries, passed. 1t is as fol
lows: Article 4G76. All persons, COM
psnieS ana corporations owning pastures
IN mis- state which lie on county b0un-
daries, shall be required 10 list foTassess-
ment all live stock Of every kind
owned by them in said pastures il the
severa. counties in which such pastures
are situated, listing in each county such
AruOns of said stock as the land in such
County is of the whole pasture; and all
persons, companies and corporations
owning any KIND of live stock in pastures
not their own, shall list sucn live stock in
the seTer&l counties in which such pas
lures are situated in the same manner;
and in both cases the tax assessed upon
such live stock shall be paid to the tax
collectors OF the several counties II which
such I've stock is listed and assessed.
The Senate bill TO confirm the exchange
of University lands as made by the Gen
ersl Land Office was made he special
order for Tuesday morning after the
morning cali.
The Senate bill providing that elections
for county sests may be held not Oftener
than five years except in cases where che
county seat is destroyed by fire or other
wise, was taken up. Senator Allen OPP
posed the bin because he thought il
would encourage the burning OF towns to
secure an election to change a county
seat. The bill passed.
The Senate dill by Senator Douglass of
Grsys0n, making each party to any suit
responsible for the costs, passed.
The Senate bill to allow the records of
a trial OF case TO be substituted when
destroyed passed.
The icint resolution amending the coz
stitutiun so as to provide for q railway
commission WAS ergrossed.
The Senate bin, by Senator GIasscock,
TO fix the fees Of jury commissioners was
eDgTOssed.
The Senate bill, by Senator Woods, to
punish drunkenness in public place by
a fine OF not less than SIS nor more than
500 WAS engrOssed.
Adjourned till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate met but no quorum was
present. About half al hour was spent
trying to ind absent members, anu the
SergeaBt-at-3Cms failing to do so, &ena-
Tor StinsOn moved that q few members
of the House be borrowed for the pur-
pose of making quorum. Ruled out Of
order by Captain Ramey, the presiding
officer. Some further time wsS exhaust
ed in trying 10 get the proper number Of
Senators and failing, the Senate GjCu,n- |
ed UGll Monday 81 10 O'Clock.
TEE HOUSE.
The House reused TO consider &c
Browning aCerdm4n. to the land bill by /
& vote Of IS Go 40.
Aresoluu0u to alloy ". / Ripley So /
for committee work. was referred.
d resolution tor the t1al adjournment I
OF tie Legislature M4g,eh 81, was adopted
Bills were introduced:
By Mr.. ShOW2,ter, JG organize EnCinsl
county.
By RI. Baylor, protecting live stock
from contagious diseases and providing
for the appointment Of 2 state veterinary
Senate bill No. 81, amending the law as
to public bridges, was defested.
Senate bill No. Il, for selling scrap
lands of less than sections in the organ
izeG counties, was passed.
Senate bill No. ia, allowing deeds, etc,
duly pr0beted in other states to be ad-
mitted to record in this state without
further proof of validity passed.
Senate bill 10. 1872, creating SEd main
5simng the Office of State GeOlogist, was
considered MY. Bell Of Cooke moved its
postpa8ement. I
Ms. Richardson spoke against the mo-
ion, and TO shoW the Importance of the s
liIl referred to a communication showing
nat Pennsylvania had bael benefited a
Millions of dollars By tIe results of such f
measures. r
8ir. Steele srg4Sd that the bill was un- g
tnstitutlopaI under section As, act of v
ne &C titutfon. h
Il Fuller thought the bill good one Ie
its support had read communi- =
49, to United States Senator Coke Il
rom tSe directors of the United States b
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